[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51246-51247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21793]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081103C]


Notice of Additional Regional Fisheries Management Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is scheduling an additional constituent session in San 
Francisco, CA. This is part of a series of regional constituent 
sessions that started in June and are running through September to 
gather public input on ways to improve the effectiveness of NMFS and 
its management of living marine resources. The regional sessions are a 
collaborative effort involving all major marine fisheries interests. 
The primary objective is to assemble and provide a comprehensive 
analysis of the diverse opinions, attitudes, and perspectives of marine 
resource stakeholders as they relate to broad themes in fisheries 
management. The secondary objective is to identify performance 
measures.

DATES: The additional session will be held September 24, 2003 from 6 
p.m. - 9 p.m. at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA. To submit 
comments, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The session will be held at The Westin St. Francis, 335 
Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-1875. Information on the 
meetings will be updated periodically on NMFS' web page: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Lawson, NMFS, telephone: 301-
713-2239; fax: 301-713-1940; email: [email protected]. To submit 
e-Comments (see E-Comments Pilot Program).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

E-Comments Pilot Program

    NMFS encourages the public to participate in submitting comments by 
the e-comment program. To this end, NMFS is accepting comments by 
submitted mail, fax, and the Internet as part of its e-Comments pilot 
project. The e-Comments pilot project is designed to introduce 
electronic commenting to its constituents. You can respond to the 
questions on the e-comment page through NMFS' web page http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings. The public is encouraged to use the new 
web site to compose and submit comments on the regional constituent 
meetings. In submitting comments, please include your name, address, 
and region for each comment. NMFS also invites public comments on the 
e-Comments program that allows you to submit your comments on line. 
Please submit your comments by only one means. Comments received from 
the public will become part of the public record and will be posted on 
the e-Comments web site http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/emeetings.
    Areas NMFS is soliciting public comments on:
    (1) What is the most important issue facing fisheries in your 
region?

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    (2) Who has responsibility over this issue? If unclear, or 
uncertain, who should be in charge?
    (3) Identify and describe a possible solution or solutions that 
would remedy the issue?
    (4) Does the solution require (a)no changes to the present 
administrative or statutory structure, or (b)administrative changes, 
and if so, what changes would you propose, or (c) statutory changes, 
and if so, what would they be?
    (5) How could one measure whether the solution is being properly 
implemented and working?
    (6) Briefly describe the best way to keep you informed about 
changes within NMFS and fisheries management.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Patricia Lawson (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) 2 weeks before each meeting.

    Dated: August 21, 2003.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21793 Filed 8-25-03; 8:45 am]
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